Scaling Objects by Area/Perimeter

The Scale by Area/Perimeter command lets you scale simple path objects by area or perimeter.

To Scale an Object:

  1. Select a simple path object.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Choose Object | Scale By Area/Perimeter.
    • Click the Scale By Area/Perimeter icon in the Properties bar.
  3. Select the Scale options as described in the table below.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click Apply. The object is scaled, but the dialog box remains open. If you want to change the options you can do so and click Apply again, or you can click Cancel to discard the changes and close the dialog box.
    • Click OK. The object is scaled, and the dialog box is closed.

    5. You can also scale an entire document when you print it, without changing the objects in the document, by specifying a scaling factor in the Print dialog box.

Scale by Area/Perimeter Options

Scale by

Select a method to scale by:

  • Percentage: Specify a percentage for scaling. Scaling an object 150% is the same as increasing the object’s size by a factor of 1.5.
  • Absolute: Specify an absolute value for scaling.

Origin

Set the origin of scaling. By default the origin is the center of the object.

Area

Scales the object by its area.

Perimeter

Scales the object by its perimeter.

Scaling

Enter the percentage of scaling or an absolute value. If you choose to scale by absolute value, you can select the unit of measure.

Scale Pen

Select this checkbox to maintain the proportion between an object’s pen size and the overall size of the object.